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Jared Letos awards amazement

Jared Leto "doesn't want to sound like a jerk" when he mentions his 30 Dallas Buyers Club wins.

The 42-year-old actor and musician is currently starring as Rayon in the movie, based upon the true story of Ron Woodroof and his fight against AIDS.

The film is up for six Oscars, including Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for Jared.

"I don't want to sound like a jerk right now but somebody told me yesterday that I've won over 30 awards for it already. I didn't even know there were 30 awards to win. The big ones were the Golden Globe and the SAG award," he told Radio 1 host Nick Grimshaw.

"It was a labour of love; I hadn't made a film in like six years. I read this script... I wasn't looking to make a film really but I ended up reading this script and I fell in love."

Although the Oscars are just around the corner, Jared isn't thinking about taking home the Academy Award on March 2.

For him, bringing this "special" story to life was more important than thinking about accolades.

"I think I felt like I'd brought this person to life. But none of us on this set were thinking about results. We weren't patting ourselves on the back, put it that way," he explained.

"We had no idea; it was just about telling this story. It's a really special story about a group of people who are struggling to stay alive. A group of people who decide to say, 'No, I'm not going to accept the fate you've given me and I'm going to go out and try to do things differently.' I feel really proud to be a part of it."

Jared is in London for the premiere of Dallas Buyers Club, which takes place this evening.

His co-star Matthew McConaughey was meant to join Jared in the Radio 1 studios, but he'd phoned ahead to say he couldn't make the interview.

"When you're a giant movie star, you know, you don't have to come kiss the ring anymore," Jared joked.